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Dylan Kelly, 43, of Slade Road in Erdington was arrested on November 24, while Richard Palmer, 39, of Springthorpe Green in the Pype Hayes area was arrested on December 2, the latter following the latest suspected raid at the Hare and Hounds in Minworth in the early hours of that day.

The police helicopter was called in to assist with a police chase where it is understood that Palmer was brought in to custody.

A third man, Mathew Sadler, 40, of Polesworth Grove in the Shard End area of Birmingham was arrested on Sunday, December 4 but he remains in hospital and has yet to appear at court.

The trio are suspected of starting a burglary spree in the early hours of October 15 with the first alleged break-in at The Village Green in Marsh Hill and another at the Sutton Sports and Social Club in South Parade the same night.

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On October 29 The Sports Café in Riland Road, Sutton Coldfield was raided and October 30 two more break-ins are suspected to have been carried out by the trio, one at the Harvester in Bassetts Pole and another in Redditch.

On November 1 The Post Office in Whitehouse Common Road was the target, while on November 30 the popular Pesto restaurant at the former Reddicap Tavern.

On December 2, the final day of the series of raids, three more pubs were believed to have been broken into by the gang – the Plough and Harrow in Mere Green, the Harvester in Bassetts Pole again and the Hare and Hounds in Minworth as reported by the Sutton Coldfield Observer that same day.

All three men are set to appear at Birmingham Crown Court on January 4 charged with conspiracy to commit burglary during 54 pub and business raids.

The pubs and businesses targeted in Sutton Coldfield and Erdington were: